 Joost Adema and Sjoerd Hoekstra (right) in 1982 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 July 1959 Leiden, the Netherlands | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Aegir, Groningen | ||||||||||||||
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